Cut adjacent/touching shapes with single pass

[evansd2]

I wrote up a tutorial for this sone time ago. Let’s see if I can find it.

Ah here we go:

Inkscape or Illustrator: Combining Cut Lines?

Here’s how I’d do it, two ways. First: the corners, .25 radius or diameter? I am going to assume radius. Method #1: The quick and dirty. Make a grid, modify the x and y divisions to be the right size. I went for a 5x2 grid. [Screenshot (388)] [Screenshot (387)] Now make a circle. [Screenshot (389)] Convert it to a path. [Screenshot (390)] Break that path apart. (select nodes, button upper left) [Screenshot (391)] Now you have 4 separate arcs. [Screenshot (392)] Rotate or rearra…